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We've Lost the War on Drugs

It's time for a new approach: Kristof

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 14, 2009 7:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – The war on drugs has been waged for 40 years, but despite spending $44 billion annually, “the drugs have won,” writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times. A former police chief notes that “drugs are more readily available, at lower prices...   Read full story »

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